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Which Provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 says, "nothing is an offence which is done by…

Section 18 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 80 IPC) provides that "Nothing is an offence which is done by accident or misfortune, and without any…

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Which Provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 says, "nothing is an offence which is done by accident" ?

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Section 18 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 80 IPC) provides that "Nothing is an offence which is done by accident or misfortune, and without any criminal intention or knowledge in the doing of a lawful act in a lawful manner by lawful means and with proper care and caution."

Section 16 protects acts done in pursuance of a judgment or order of a court, and section 17 acts done by a person justified, or believing himself by a mistake of fact to be justified, by law.

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